Music – Interview – Funzo
Dinah Washington once sang about being Mad About The Boy. While Liam McDermott himself is safe, his band, Funzo, had better watch out. Because I am most definitely Mad About
Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
Until last winter’s Greek riots it could safely be assumed that the postmodern teen had ceased to give a burning shit about that most outmoded of rock culture’s cornerstones; revolution.
The Low Anthem – Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
Oh My God, Charlie Darwin is a modern album constructed completely out of the dust and memories of the past. The tuneful simplicity of American folk pioneers. The humble, hymnal
Rent – The Musical. Interview with Bob O’Mhurcu
Rent is more than a musical – it’s an experience. Written in the early 90s by Jonathan Larson, who tragically succumbed to an AIDS-related illness the night before his masterpiece
AIB Dublin Street Performance World Championships
There have been some terrible ideas conceived in Temple Bar… as well as some terrible people. From drunken stumbles towards Lapellos to sober ones towards Club M, what seemed like
Crazy P
If Niamh Farrell of Ham Sandwich fame thought she had it rough answering for her band’s nom de plume she should spare a thought for poor Danielle Moore who, ever
Sunday Night Bingo at The George
A sunny Sunday in Dublin is an all-too-rare happening these days, so when one bops along it’s pounced upon and waved around ‘til every drop of sunshine has been shaken
Mr Scruff Interview
Anyone who’s sold their sole to the Dublin dancefloor knows this fair city of ours has acted as a dumping ground for half arsed sets on more than one occasion.
High School Musical 3
As seniors in high school, Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens), still in love, are struggling with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Joined
Totally Dublin’s Top 10 Action Heroes
From the director of Die Hard 2 and the producer of Speed comes 12 Rounds, an adrenalin-fuelled rollercoaster ride that cements John Cena’s credentials as the next action superstar. As
Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up
Nutini’s second album sees the interluding years maturing Nutini’s sound, veering away from his puppy-eyed pop of yesteryear. When I was a teen looking for lovely boys playing music to
The Enemy – Music For The People
Dorothy Parker once said, “This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.” I feel a similar, if somewhat more crude sentiment
Music – Interview – Devon Sproule
Arriving at the Harcourt Hotel, I find Devon Sproule in playful form. Having spent the past two years out on tour storing up the grass-is-always-greener memories of her Virginia home
Blurred Lines: Interview with Director
Director are being interviewed by TG4 across the way from the Button Factory coffee shop where I am supposed to meet them. The over-zealous presenter can be seen giving Michael
Daedelus
Stefano Gabana (he of ‘Dolce &…’ fame) once said that style is all a game with new rules for every season. One person who refuses to play by these rules,
Interview With Director Peter Sheridan
Walking down some dodgy back-street in New York in 2004, I ambled across a shifty looking character selling movie scripts bound in cheap cardboard. My uncertainty of the legitimacy of